AM Workshop – Direct Composites:  Minimally Traumatic Preparations and Restorative Protocols

Participants will have the opportunity to perform minimally traumatic preparations and direct class II composites restorations utilizing the Bioclear matrix systems and 3M Filtek Supreme flowable and past composites.  Participants will receive a complimentary bur kit including Fissurotomy burs, composites, and matrix systems.  Participants may re-think the role of resins after seeing the possibilities in this renaissance in direct composites.

Bonus Exercise:  Modern composite preparations and matrixing for deep caries and diastema closure.  Simplified. Beautified. Clarified. 

PM Workshop – Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Cracked Teeth

Teeth are fracturing today in record numbers.  Cracked and fractured teeth are now the third leading cause of tooth loss in industrialized nations.  Dentistry’s last great mystery, fracturing, is a poorly understood process.  Advanced Diagnosis and Proactive Restorative Protocols:  Seeing previously invisible clues can lead restorative dentists to more appropriate early treatment of compromised teeth before devastating fractures, pulpal involvement and periodontal breakdown occur.  Interactive case presentations will elucidate the age old questions:

What does this crack mean? 
Can I splint a cracked tooth with composite?
When should I do endodontics, when do I extract?
What is the optimal design, optimal composite and porcelain material?